snorkel diving
- noun
- /ˈsnɔrkəl ˈdaɪvɪŋ/
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buceo con snorkel
- Many marine reserves offer guided snorkel diving tours to observe colorful reef fish.
Examples
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The clear waters of the bay are perfect for snorkel diving during the summer months.
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She bought a new mask and fins for her next snorkel diving adventure.
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I enjoy snorkel diving in the Caribbean.
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Have you tried snorkel diving before?
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Many marine reserves offer guided snorkel diving tours to observe colorful reef fish.
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The clear waters of the bay are perfect for snorkel diving during the summer months.
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She bought a new mask and fins for her next snorkel diving adventure.
Synonyms
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3.0
An activity of swimming on the surface using a mask and breathing tube to look underwater
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3.5
Swimming underwater with a snorkel but without scuba gear
An activity of swimming underwater using only a snorkel
How Deep
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'snorkel' (a breathing tube used at the water surface) combined with 'diving' (the activity of going into water). This noun–noun activity phrase follows normal English compounding and is cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Snorkel diving comes from the small breathing tube called a snorkel that sticks out of the water while you swim face down. Imagine lying on the surface with a thin tube like a little nose taking air — that picture explains why snorkel diving means 'swimming underwater while breathing through a tube'.